Calisto's Dream and the Celestinesque Tradition: A Rereading of Celestina

by Ricardo Castells

Fernando de Rojas's Celestina, written in the late fifteenth century, opens with an enigmatic conversation between Calisto and Melibea, which has puzzled scholars trying to resolve the apparent contradictions in the work as a whole. Ricardo Castells supports the idea that the scene represents Calisto's dream about his beloved Melibea. In this study, Castells examines later Celestinesque works as a lens through which we might better understand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080789253X
• ISBN13: 9780807892534
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Unc Department of Romance Studies
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"